First record of the Vulnerable bat Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) (Chiroptera: Furipteridae) in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil

Abstract

We report the first record of Furipterus horrens (Cuvier, 1828) in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. A male specimen was captured using a harp trap in the entrance of a cave in the Parque Municipal Gruta do Bacaetava. The morphometric data and morphological characters of the specimen are within the known range documented for this species. This new record fills a gap in the known distribution of F. horrens and provides potentially valuable information that can be used to plan conservation measures.

First record of Lasiurus egregius (Peters, 1870) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil

“…With the new record of L. egregius from RNSM, 71 species of bats are now confirmed as occurring in Paraná state (Passos et al 2010;Carvalho et al 2014;Portella et al 2017). Knowledge of the bat fauna in Paraná has increased over the last several decades, mainly with 2.…”

“…regard to the distribution of species (Gazarini and Bernardi 2007;Passos et al 2010;Portella et al 2017). Even for areas considered to be of lower priority for bat sampling, such as the northern coast of Paraná (Miretzki 2003), new species have been added to the state's fauna in the last decade (Scultori et al 2009a(Scultori et al , 2009b(Scultori et al , 2009cCarvalho et al 2014).…”